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I love playing the melodic stuff. I love adding textures and colors.

James Hetfield

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James Hetfield
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 3
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Downey
California
James Alan Hetfield
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I wanted to make noise, not study theory.
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There was so much good and different music back then and you'd just keep moving through it and discovering more new stuff. I went through my Black Sabbath phase before I even started playing guitar.
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A lot of times, I'll have a goal, I'll start writing, and I'll end up in some far off place, which is good. It's nice to have a focus, but letting the lyrics write themselves where they need to go is important.
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It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.
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Dying, dying, someone told me just recently, dying is easy. Living is hard. For everyone.
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My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.
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You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.
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If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.
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Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.
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I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.
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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.
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Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.
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I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.
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My vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was falling off.
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The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.
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I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
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It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.
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Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?
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I'd like to have a beer-holder on my guitar like they have on boats.
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